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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1969

Page

2

Nixon Proposes Decentralized Job Training Overhaul

President Nixon seeks a unified manpower bill shifting control to states with federal supervision. Funds would be 25 percent to initiate planning, 66 to 80 percent for comprehensive programs, and federal management remains until states meet objective standards. Training pay would standardize at 40 percent, rising to 50 percent after 1973.

Washington UPI Nixon George P. Shultz Shultz Labor Department

Plane crash on St Thomas runway injures bus occupants

A Caribair DC9 with 103 aboard skidded off the end of a 5000 foot St Thomas runway, struck a bus at a gas station, and halted after a fence breach. No aboard injuries reported. bus passengers injured. FAA cites brake failure and slippery runway for the incident. Flight 340 was operating from San Juan.

ST. Thomas Virgin Islands UPI San Juan Puerto Rico Federal Aviation Administration Caribair FAA

Funeral Rites Friday For City Worker John A. Banks

Services for John A. Banks born October 10 1949 in Louisiana and a city housing gardener who died of gunshot wounds will be held Friday at 1 p m at Bethel Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery.

John A. Banks Cartier Bethel Baptist Church Banks City Housing Authority Louisiana Las Vegas John Banks Leonard Vernon Banks LaVerne Sheila Juanita Banks Doris Blanche Emma Banks LeRoy James Larry Don Fretha Homes Mary Synagogue A. J. Thompson Victory Baptist Church Woodlawn Cemetery

Notice of Settlement of First and Final Account

The Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada Clark County announces the estate of Edward Wadley deceased. Phil Cummings as administrator presented the First and Final account and petition for distribution. A hearing is set for August 29 at 9 15 AM in Las Vegas Courtroom to settle the account and approve the petition.

Eighth Judicial District Court State of Nevada County of Clark Coward Wabley Phil Cummings Edward Wadley Cort Las Vegas Loretta Bowman Pamela Boothby

Armstrong Confesses To Moon Hoax Sounds

NASA reports Armstrong admits a tape recorder caused odd sounds heard during Apollo 11 return. He says the device recorded their comments and played music in the lonely hours, a joke intended for control center staff.

Boulder Pioneer Rites Set for Mrs Corene Atkinson

Funeral services for Mrs Corene Atkinson a Boulder City pioneer and Desert Wear owner were set for 7:30 p.m. at Grace Community Church Boulder City Friends and family described her as active in civic groups including Eastern Star Democratic Women’s Club Boulder City Women’s Club and Business and Professional Women She was born October 23 1912 in California Missouri and attended Colorado State University Survivors include daughter Cynthia Jane Hale Denver son Lynn Atkinson Boulder City sister Jane Carlson Sun City Arizona and brother Russell F E Heysell Medford Oregon Ralph Denton a longtime friend will officiate Ushers are Robert W Georgeson Joseph Quinn Robert Loux and Don Belding Palm Mortuary of Henderson conducts the services Donations may be made to the Atkinson Memorial Fund care of Harry Lattin Bank of Nevada Boulder City

Corene Atkinson Boulder City Grace Community Church Atkinson Desert Wear Southern Nevada Henderson Shopping Center, Inc Eastern Star Democratic Women’s Club California Colorado State University Greeley Colo Cynthia Jane Hale Denver Lynn Atkinson Jane Carlson Sun City Ariz Russell FE. Heysell Medford Ore Ralph Denton Don Belding Palm Mortuary Henderson Harry Lattin Bank of Nevada

City Art Museum Sees Attendance Rise in Year Ended April 30

Arty St Louis reports attendance at the City Art Museum increased to 610,249 for the year ended April 30 from 594,487 the prior year. The gain reflects growing public interest and expanded exhibit programming.

ST. Louis UPI City Art Museum

Nation's Weather: Records Fall Across United States

The Weather Bureau reported the nation's high of 115 degrees at Imperial California and a low of 38 degrees at Redmond Oregon excluding Hawaii and Alaska.

New York

Senators Press Slowing Navy Carrier Plans

UPI reports Senators Mondale and Case proposed an amendment to the defense bill to halt the Cran-69 nuclear carrier, pending GAO analysis of its strategic value and costs. They argue carriers may be obsolete like battleships and note potential taxpayer impact, including a $377.1 million funding hold.

Washington UPI Senate Walter Mondale Dminn Clifford P. Case RN. J Mondale Soviet Union General Accounting Office GAO Congress

France unions warn of stormy autumn after franc devaluation

French labor unions threatened a stormy autumn after talks with Labor Minister Fontanet on the franc devaluation. The CGT and allies demand about a 20 percent rise in the minimum guaranteed wage and accuse the government of offering no concrete measures. They foresee renewed protests when autumn returns and the price freeze ends.

Paris UPI France CGT Joseph Fontanet Fontanet

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